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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good
2013
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2018Rita Matos attempts to bridge the gap between Lisbon's art and design circles
2018
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2015Portuguese Royal Studio makes Adobe tutorials look good (and simple!)
2015
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2020The founders of Porto Rocha on making work that “has a presence”
2020
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1500Bracelet with Portuguese heads and mudfish
1500
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1800Box with Portuguese Horseman
1800
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1540Plaque with Two Portuguese Merchants
1540
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1520Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
1520
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1700Bracelet with Portuguese Heads and Mudfish
1700
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1700Seated Portuguese figure
1700
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1500Hip ornament with Portuguese head
1500
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1500Lidded Box with Portuguese Face
1500
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1400Spoon
1400
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1500Pendant with Portuguese equestrian
1500
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1815Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures
1815
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1500Altar bell with Portuguese heads
1500
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1540Plaque with Portuguese Traders and Manillas
1540
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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Museu da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - Lisboa - Portugal 🇵🇹 (54762870492)
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Alcântara - Lisboa - Portugal 🇵🇹 (54663633606)
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1701Spear
1701
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1700Powder Horn
1700
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1800Necklace
1800
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
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1600"Portuguese" Carpet with Maritime Scenes
1600
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2024Clock collection with an erotic pocket watch in the foreground (false 'Breguet et fils' signature), António Medeiros e Almeida Museum, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2
2024
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2015Sublime and surreal updates from Oslo-based illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsten
2015
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2017Fantastic Man’s unexpected cover story on the surfers and fisherman of Peniche, Portugal
2017
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2013Exhibition: The tenth 100% Norway opens tomorrow and is BRILLIANT!
2013
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1953Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.
1953
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2014Brilliantly vivid illustrations from Lisbon-born Goncalo Viana
2014
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2012Gorgeous forest stairways to nowhere from Norway's Saunders Architecture
2012
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2015Beautiful, clean designs from Portuguese studio AH-HA
2015
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2014Snøhetta's designs for Norway's new banknotes are a pixellated haven
2014
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2016Portuguese illustrator Tiago Galo’s plump little characters are oddly charming
2016
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2017And Atelier’s graphic designs for Porto’s Gallery of Architecture is informed by the space
2017
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2013Graphic Design: Amazing Norwegian archive on show after 50 years in an attic!
2013
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2014Sensitive and versatile designs by Portuguese designer Catarina Dantas
2014
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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1775The Caribbee Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Isle of Porto Rico.
1775
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2021Mantraste’s illustrations draw on the culture of his childhood in rural Portugal
2021
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2023Porto Design Biennale 2023 puts out an open call for projects on the theme of ‘Being Water’
2023
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2017Norwegian illustrator Erlend Peder Kvam embodies distinctive silliness
2017
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2012Grandpeople updates show Norwegian design studio still smashing it
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2014Immerse yourself in the world of MVM at his latest show in Oslo
2014
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2018180 Creative Camp: a week of making, chatting and exploring in the Portuguese countryside
2018
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2013Graphic Design: Simple, functional, Norwegian graphics from Oslo's Bielke + Yang
2013
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2026Porto Rocha are here to challenge industry standards and create seats at the table for designers
2026
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2009Makkah and The Hajj. Journey of a lifetime.
2009
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2016A flesh-pink catalogue designed by Snøhetta for Mapplethorpe+Munch exhibition in Oslo
2016
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2012Introducing... Kai Nodland, a Norwegian illustrator with cosmic leanings
2012
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2019Joana Avillez’s A Sardinha Zinha is an illustrated ode to Portuguese idioms
2019
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1689L'Espagne diviseé en plusieurs estats et provinces au Roy Catholique, et au Roy de Portugal.
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2018Miguel Proença on his photo series capturing Portugal’s spiritual healers
2018
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2014Lovely new passport design among Norwegian studio Neue's top portfolio
2014
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2013Illustration: Lisbon-based illustrator Lapo's series In Paris is almost too lovely
2013
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1938Title: Portugal : O que todo o português deve conhecer ...
1938
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2014Watch Portuguese designers the Royal Studio turn graphic design on its head
2014
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2012Things this week celebrates Norwegian skateboarding, Rob Ryan's imagination and lovely greeting cards
2012
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1953Spain. Portugal. Italy.
1953
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1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Städte. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: cities).
1258
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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1953Spain. Portugal.
1953
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2025Porto Rocha, Jennie Baptiste, Boomranng Studio and Alice Isaac: Tickets now available for November’s Nicer Tuesdays!
2025
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2024Try Design uses sliding type to represent one of Norway’s oldest museums “opening up”
2024
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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1519Folio 1 Recto Circular World Map of the Portuguese Hemisphere
1519
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2023Ana Paganini captures the grand spectacle of religious procession in Portugal
2023
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2012Norwegian studio Grandpeople knock out one seriously beautiful annual report
2012
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2010Fantastic Norway
2010
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2014Illustration: Unadulterated joy courtesy of Oslo illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen
2014